Space Chimps
Headline: ** Family Fun**
Title: SPACE CHIMPS
Quality: * * Acceptability: +3
SUBTITLES: None
WARNING CODES:
Language: None
Violence: V
Sex: None
Nudity: None
RATING: G
RELEASE: July 18, 2008
TIME: 81 minutes
STARRING: The Voices of Andy Samberg, Patrick Warburton, Cheryl Hines, Kristin Chenoweth, Stanley Tucci, Kenan Thompson, Jane Lynch, Carlos, Alazraqui, Zach Shada, and Patrick Breen
DIRECTOR: Kirk De Micco
PRODUCERS: Barry Sonnenfeld, John H. Williams and Curtis Augspurger
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Jerry Davis, Louis Goodsill, John W. Hyde, and Ralph Kamp
WRITERS: Kirk de Micco and Robert Moreland
BASED ON THE NOVEL/PLAY BY: N/A
DISTRIBUTOR: 20th Century Fox
CONTENT: (BB, C, V, M) Strong moral worldview with light redemptive elements as characters make the tough choice to do what's right; no foul language, but light implied scatological humor at one point; fantasy cartoon violence by villain, monsters chase characters and monster eats a character but they survive; no sexual content, but very mild implied references such as a character tells another character not to sleep with him but "find your own planet"; no nudity; no alcohol or drinking; and, villain out for world domination, kidnapping, forced imprisonment.
GENRE: Animated/Science Fiction
INTENDED AUDIENCE: All ages
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SUMMARY: SPACE CHIMPS is the story of three astronaut chimps that end up being heroes defeating the evil dictator on a faraway planet. This entertaining movie has a strong moral worldview with the characters making sacrifices to do what's right.
IN BRIEF:
SPACE CHIMPS is the story of three chimps sent into space by an opportunity-seeking Senator. Ham III is the grandson of the first chimp in space but doesn't take his job seriously. When Ham III, Luna and Titan land their ship on an unknown planet, the planet's evil dictator Zartog captures Titan. Ham III and Luna face many dangers to rescue Titan. As the trio is about to return to earth, Ham III leads his partners on a mission to stop the dictator. Though this means they have no way back to earth, they willingly agree to stop the evil Zartog.
The story in SPACE CHIMPS comes from a strong moral worldview. The characters make a choice to do what's right in order to help the people rather than just return home, letting the chips fall where they may. The voices are terrific and the animation is good, though not up to the standard of Pixar.There are some slight, implied sexual references. For instance, one character tells another character to find their own place to sleep. However, the movie is a fun adventure that will give some chuckles to children and adults.
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